Does Proximal Rectus Femoris Release Influence Kinematics In Patients With Cerebral Palsy and Stiff Knee Gait?
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Importance of preswing rectus femoris activity in stiff-knee gait.
Stiff-knee gait is characterized by diminished and delayed knee flexion during swing. Rectus femoris transfer surgery, a common treatment for stiff-knee gait, is often recommended when a patient exhibits prolonged activity of the rectus femoris muscle during swing. Treatment outcomes are inconsistent, in part, due to limited understanding of the biomechanical factors contributing to stiff-knee ...
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INTRODUCTION In children with cerebral palsy the abnormal activity of the rectus femoris (RF) during the swing phase results in "stiff-knee gait". Transferring the RF to a knee flexor tendon improves this stiffness. The effect may be limited by adhesions from scar tissue or from angular deviations along the surgically created muscle tendon route. HYPOTHESIS The goal of this study was to asses...
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Spasticity of the rectus femoris (RF) is one of the possible causes of stiff knee gait (SKG) in cerebral palsy. Musculoskeletal studies have shown that in SKG, length and speed of the RF are affected. No evaluation had been made to quantify the modifications of those parameters after surgery. The effect of this operation on gait quality and on RF kinematics was assessed in this study in order t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0009-921X
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-3086-4